reading

Jun
21
Use Gif Lingua to support reading in your classroom with gifs!

Use Gif Lingua to support reading in your classroom with gifs!

Use Gif Lingua to support reading in your classroom with gifs! Source: Gif Lingua Gif Lingua offers illustrated books online,
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Jun
13
A story on the difficulties university students face when reading more than 200 words at a time

A story on the difficulties university students face when reading more than 200 words at a time

I’d suggest that happiness for students might arise from challenge, from hard work fairly rewarded, or from the acquisition
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Mar
22
Increased letter spaces increases reading speed and fluidity.

Increased letter spaces increases reading speed and fluidity.

“Generally speaking, our lab is interested in learning about how kids learn to read. More specifically, we want to know
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Dec
02
Check out free ebooks from Story Share

Check out free ebooks from Story Share

We help generate and then distribute new stories aimed at older students who read below grade level, specifically ensuring that
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Oct
09
Tech tools for struggling readers and writers

Tech tools for struggling readers and writers

Dr. Brian Friedlander discusses the top tech tools for kids who struggle to read and write. From voice dictation to
May
27
Salesforce wants to boost productivity by using machine language to summarize texts

Salesforce wants to boost productivity by using machine language to summarize texts

The ability to summarize text has been built into Apple’s OS X for awhile. It does a pretty good
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Sep
24
Using podcasts to get students to read more

Using podcasts to get students to read more

Two years ago, I was practically begging a student to read a novel in my high-school English class. This isn’
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Aug
22
18 Digital Tools and Strategies That Support Students’ Reading and Writing | MindShift | KQED News

18 Digital Tools and Strategies That Support Students’ Reading and Writing | MindShift | KQED News

Teachers in Littleton, Colorado — like teachers in many places — are increasingly asking students to read and write online. Free tools
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Aug
01
Do Students Lose Depth in Digital Reading? | The Digital Reader

Do Students Lose Depth in Digital Reading? | The Digital Reader

Do students learn as much when they read digitally as they do in print? For both parents and teachers, knowing
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Jun
17
#WmChamberlain: What If? Reading Journals

#WmChamberlain: What If? Reading Journals

If this is really what we believe, perhaps it is time for us to re-examine book journaling. I have read
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